EDITORIAL ASSISTANT AND RESEARCH POSITION AT ART AFRICA This position requires a person who is passionate about contemporary art from Africa researching new developments in the art world, and crafting quality copy for our print publications and digital platforms. The qualifying candidate should have the following skills: A degree in art history or a relevant … Read more
South African Cultural Observatory International artists head to SA’s cultural mecca 2025 South African Cultural Observatory International artists head to SA’s cultural mecca 2025. For 11 days Grahamstown will become the cultural mecca of South Africa when the National Arts Festival draws artists, dancers and musicians from around the world to perform on its stages from … Read more
VANSA ANNUAL REPORT (JUNE 2025-MAY 2025) VANSA wishes you a safe and happy festive season. We won’t be publishing new opportunities for a while, but hope you get the chance to read our very recently published annual report from the end of our last financial year. Please note that VANSA will be closed from Monday … Read more
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OF WORK – GREATMORE STUDIOS AND THUPELO CAPE TOWN Greatmore Studios and Thupelo Cape Town invite you to contribute towards their joint group exhibition entitled TAG opening on 17 February 2025. The show will be hosted at Greatmore Studios with a satellite booth at the Cape Town Art Fair. The exhibition comes … Read more
L’ATELIER COMPETITION REGISTRATION 2025 We would like to inform you that the submission deadline for the 2025 L’Atelier competition has been changed to later in the year. L’Atelier is dedicated to enabling and empowering young artists across the African continent to give rise to a new generation of artists on the global stage. Calling all … Read more
PROSPA PUBLISHING WORKSHOP: CALL FOR PARTICIPATION The Margaret Trowel School of Industrial and Fine Arts at Makerere University, Uganda and the Arts of Africa and the Global South research programme at Rhodes University, South Africa will host a five day publishing workshop in Kampala, Uganda from 4 to 8 July, 2025. We invite applications from … Read more
CALL FOR PAPERS: ‘POSITIONING NIGERIAN MODERNISM’ CONFERENCE POSITIONING NIGERIAN MODERNISM – On the occasion of Ben Enwonwu’s Centenary (1917-1994). 28-29 September 2025 Call for Papers We invite proposals for 15-minute presentations from academics, research students, curators, artists and other professionals in relevant fields that aim to consider afresh the origins and socio-political underpinnings of modernism … Read more
Riebeek Valley Olive Festival 2025 The Riebeek Valley Olive Festival is a much-anticipated event which is known for its organic foods and fine wines. In recent times, it has been voted as one of the best food festivals in the Western Cape, because of its world-acclaimed olives, wines, cheeses, pickles, jams, bread and an eclectic … Read more
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR 2025 KKNK PROGRAMME All presenters, producers and artists are invited to submit proposals for possible inclusion on the programme of the 2025 Klein Karoo National Arts Festival (KKNK). The 24th KKNK takes place in Oudtshoorn from Thursday, 29 March to Wednesday, 4 April 2025. All presenters, producers and artists are invited … Read more
CALL FOR ARTWORKS: PARALLEL TO PANDEMIC 2025 The Free State Arts & Health, in partnership with the Programme for Innovation and Artform Development (PIAD), is pleased to invite emerging artists to participate in an upcoming public art project that will run during the annual Vrystaat Arts Festival in July 2025. The project aims to increase … Read more